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Coffee Bay Beach Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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Coffee Bay Beach surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Coffee Bay Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Coffee Bay Beach sea temperature is
23.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Coffee Bay Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Coffee Bay Beach at 9AM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Coffee Bay Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, near gales from the WNW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 5 | E 6 | NE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | |
108 | 129 | 418 | 472 | 2498 | 3864 | 3718 | 3374 | 2936 | 2536 | 1872 | 1570 | 1918 | 2195 | 2354 | 2792 | 3420 | 5228 | 4845 | 4803 | 5266 | 5600 | 7123 | 5210 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:40AM1.39m | 6:05PM1.30m | 6:12AM1.30m | 6:46PM1.21m | 6:52AM1.19m | 7:44PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:32PM0.35m | 11:54AM0.33m | 00:05AM0.45m | 12:31PM0.42m | 00:47AM0.56m | 1:19PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
17 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | E 10 | S 13 | SSE 13 |
 kJ | 95 | 33 | 205 | 472 | 2498 | 3864 | 3718 | 3374 | 2936 | 2536 | 1872 | 1570 | 1918 | 702 | 533 | 2665 | 3420 | 3549 | 3213 | 3549 | 4022 | 50 | 5634 | 5210 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 11 | SSE 7 | S 11 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 13 | ESE 11 | NE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 19 | 70 | 59 | 256 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 6 | 130 | 645 | 3 | 441 | 281 | 202 | 395 | 566 | 82 | 49 | 32 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | S 18 | — | — | — | SW 11 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | — | SW 15 | SW 14 | ENE 8 | SE 22 | SSE 21 | SE 20 | SSE 19 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — |
| kJ | 10 | 2 | 140 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | 25 | 35 | — | 8 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 43 | 98 | 238 | 160 | 80 | 15 | 50 | 49 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 6 | NE 7 | NW 2 | W 4 | NW 3 | — | NNW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | W 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | WNW 5 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 108 | 129 | 418 | 1 | 12 | 9 | — | 31 | 36 | 42 | 127 | 214 | 59 | 2195 | 2354 | 2792 | 12 | 5228 | 4845 | 4803 | 5266 | 5600 | 7123 | 54 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 74 | 58 | 159 | 168 | 266 | 242 | 242 | 207 | 207 | 245 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 1 | 1 |
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